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Apr 1, 20165 min read
Alula, Tania, and Talitha
Night action awaits visitors to Michiana the weekend beginning May 6, 2016. The eighth Michiana Star Party (MSP8) offers you stillness...
Mar 29, 20164 min read
Enthusiasm With Telescopes
Matt Bielski's voice of enthusiasm for the night sky suggests what you can anticipate on the observing field at the 2016 Michiana Star...
Mar 1, 20161 min read
Telescopes Available at Libraries
Several Galileoscopes are still available for loan at three branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library (SJCPL). With a library card...
Feb 17, 20165 min read
Time for 2016 Star Party
I encourage you to get out under the stars--literally, a vast canopy of stars--May 6-8 at the 2016 Michiana Star Party. Dozens of amateur...
Jan 20, 20163 min read
At The Eyepiece When A Star Disappears
Lunar occultations make me giddy. They're so simple, yet so visually engaging. Tonight I had a telescope set up at Fiddler's Hearth on...
Jan 12, 20162 min read
No-Brainer Celestial Spectacle
Moon Occults Aldebaran on January 19 Put this in the category of a beautiful sunset or a full moon rising over a lake--an elegant natural...
Dec 17, 20152 min read
Star Wars in Real World Astronomy
In describing and naming astronomical discoveries, scientists reveal the force of fiction. Two NASA missions reflect how Star Wars has...
Dec 7, 20153 min read
Anticipating the Moon and Venus
I had been looking forward to seeing Venus astride the crescent moon. Instead, the moon occulted Venus and clouds occulted both. Here...
Nov 6, 20154 min read
Star of the National Park Service
Consider the star Ruchbah to be the "Centennial Star" of the National Park Service (NPS), which celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016. ...
Jul 2, 20153 min read
Planets Kiss as Predicted
On the last day of June 2015, the planets Venus and Jupiter nearly kissed in silent conjunction--stunning in the western twilight. That...